Field Level Media
The Atlanta Braves return home for an important nine-game homestand that begins Tuesday with a three-game set against the Washington Nationals.
Atlanta went 2-5 on the recently completed trip to face the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies and saw its lead in the National League East shrinkfrom 5 1/2 to 1 1/2 games over the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Braves host three second-division teams -- Washington, the Miami Marlins and Colorado -- on the homestand.
Atlanta played five one-run games on the trip, losing four, until finally breaking out Sunday in a 9-2 win at Denver.